Re: [PATCH][RESEND 3] hwrng: add randomness to system from rng
sources
[Posted March 12, 2014 by jake]
| From: |
| Herbert Xu <herbert-AT-gondor.apana.org.au> |
| To: |
| Jason Cooper <jason-AT-lakedaemon.net> |
| Subject: |
| Re: [PATCH][RESEND 3] hwrng: add randomness to system from rng sources |
| Date: |
| Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:22:29 +0800 |
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| <20140310122228.GH10556@gondor.apana.org.au> |
| Cc: |
| Kees Cook <keescook-AT-chromium.org>, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, Matt Mackall <mpm-AT-selenic.com>, Rusty Russell <rusty-AT-rustcorp.com.au>, Satoru Takeuchi <satoru.takeuchi-AT-gmail.com>, linux-crypto-AT-vger.kernel.org, Theodore Ts'o <tytso-AT-mit.edu>, Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org> |
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On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 07:55:33AM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 03:51:48PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> > When bringing a new RNG source online, it seems like it would make sense
> > to use some of its bytes to make the system entropy pool more random,
> > as done with all sorts of other devices that contain per-device or
> > per-boot differences.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> > ---
> > drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 7 +++++++
> > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> fwiw,
>
> Reviewed-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>
Patch applied. Thanks everyone!
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